{"id":52,"date":"2007-03-08T22:29:49","date_gmt":"2007-03-09T04:29:49","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/thenoyes.com\/littlenoise\/?p=52"},"modified":"2007-03-08T22:29:49","modified_gmt":"2007-03-09T04:29:49","slug":"deep-cover","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thenoyes.com\/littlenoise\/?p=52","title":{"rendered":"Deep Cover"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Alpha called today. She had a mission for me.<\/p>\n<p>I accepted.<\/p>\n<p>They thought I was crazy.<br \/>\n<img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.thenoyes.com\/photoAlbum\/images\/mission\/sm_crazed.jpg\"><\/p>\n<p>The insertion plan was a launch from the VE-79. The cyborg handlers strapped me in.<br \/>\n<img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.thenoyes.com\/photoAlbum\/images\/mission\/sm_prepare.jpg\"><\/p>\n<p>It&#8217;s no wonder they thought I was crazy. This system was new, and the test pilots had reported negative results.<br \/>\n<img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.thenoyes.com\/photoAlbum\/images\/mission\/sm_badReview.jpg\"><\/p>\n<p>Atmospheric re-entry can be particularly rough. Some agents never come back down.<br \/>\n<img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.thenoyes.com\/photoAlbum\/images\/mission\/sm_stars.jpg\"><\/p>\n<p>Captain was emotional. He&#8217;s always like that before one of his own goes into the field.<br \/>\n<img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.thenoyes.com\/photoAlbum\/images\/mission\/sm_hug.jpg\"><\/p>\n<p>At impact minus five I deployed the Mission Optional Mandated Standardized Landing Assist Protocol.<br \/>\n<img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.thenoyes.com\/photoAlbum\/images\/mission\/sm_landing.jpg\"><\/p>\n<p>The hard part would be getting past the guards. They don&#8217;t stand for any nonsense.<br \/>\n<img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.thenoyes.com\/photoAlbum\/images\/mission\/sm_serious.jpg\"><\/p>\n<p>I took the subterranean route.<br \/>\n<img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.thenoyes.com\/photoAlbum\/images\/mission\/sm_tunnel.jpg\"><\/p>\n<p>It&#8217;s exactly like the training grounds. I can do it with my eyes closed and while holding my breath.<br \/>\n<img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.thenoyes.com\/photoAlbum\/images\/mission\/sm_showOff.jpg\"><\/p>\n<p>I spotted my objective. Queen Kama-huna-maca-nana-ooboo, intelligence had informed us, was in grave peril. Her prime minister was plotting an assasination during the annual Feast of the Salamander Moon.<br \/>\n<img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.thenoyes.com\/photoAlbum\/images\/mission\/sm_throne.jpg\"><\/p>\n<p>Even from my position suction-cupped to the ceiling, I could smell the explosive in the national dish, and the fuse was already burning.<br \/>\n<img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.thenoyes.com\/photoAlbum\/images\/mission\/sm_lighting.jpg\"><\/p>\n<p><i>Transcript ends. Duration of the recording remains classified.<\/i><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Alpha called today. She had a mission for me. I accepted. They thought I was crazy. The insertion plan was a launch from the VE-79. The cyborg handlers strapped me in. It&#8217;s no wonder they thought I was crazy. This system was new, and the test pilots had reported negative results. 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